Dehorner



Oct. 9, 1928.

E. ANDERSON DEQQRNER Filed Jan. 25', 1926 Patented Oct. 9, 192 8 g i I i l UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICEQ EDWARD ANIDEBSON, F DENVER, COLORADO.

DEHOBNER. I

Application filed January 25, 1926. Serial No. 83,764.

My invention relates to improvements in? to the oppositeblade by the rivets 3, sharp calf-dehorners in which two cutting bladeS ened on the inner edge 4, and on the outside 30 of flat steel are curved into two long open I edge of opposite loop 5, which form the bearended loops, being riveted together at the ing and the cutting-edges of the dehorner.

widest opening of the loop which is near the The open ends of the steel loops pass through closed and cutting end, the long members of the ferrule 6 and make a right angle turn each loop terminating in a ferrule and han at their base 8 held firmly in'place by the 35 1 dle. The blades may be riveted together i wooden handles 7, all substantially as set two ways: first as in Fig. 1 where both memforth. r

10 bers of one loop are inside the members of I am aware that prior to my invention dethe other loop; or second, as in Fig. 2 where horners hav been mad that up th horn, the'meinbers of each loop alternate inside and I thereforedo not claim this feature 40 and outside of the other, but in either method broadly; butthe result is essentially the same. L I I claim: I I v As shown in both Figs. 1 and 2, the width A dehorning implement comprising two of the steel is ground narrower at the ap loop 'members pivotally connected together of the hyperbol c curves between the rivets in crossed relation at a h side of the widest 45 of each memberknite which forms a diaportion of the loops, said loop-members on mond like opening between/the two, with the one side of the pivot being substantially the result when being closed they cut with a form of hyperbolic curves forming cutting shearing action with little or no crushing, blades, said cutting blades gradually de-v and cup out center of the horn and the hy-' creasing in'width from the pivot points to 50- perbola curves proportion this cupping to the apex of the hyperboli c curve so as to the size of the'horn. give an-angular shearing cut, and handles Two forms of the invention are illustrated attached to the opposite ends of the loop in the accompanying drawing. Referring to members, l i

Fig. l which is a view of the complete dehorner, the metal loop 1, the blade 2 attached i V p i EDWARD ANDERSON. 

